Improvement in weed-turners for plows



z W. BANWORTH.

wEn-Tu-Rmns Fon PLows.

110.181'129. Patented Augnl, 1876.

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N. FETERS. PHOTO-LITHOMAPNR. WASHINGTON. D O

UNITED STATES -PA'I'EN'I' OFFICE.

WILLIAM BANWORTH, OF ELIZABETH, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WEED'TURNERS FOR PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,129, dated August15, 1876; application filed August 14, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BANwoR'rH, of Elizabeth, J o Daviess county,Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Uorn-Stalk,

Brush, Grass, and Weed Laying. Attachment' for Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification:

My invention consists of one or more arms or bars attached to the beamof a plow in such a manner that they break and press down the weeds uponthe furroW-slice as it is being turned over, so as to be effectuallycovered.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow with my improved weed-coveringattachment, and Fig. 2 is a section of the beam.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the plow-beam. B represents a crooked or curved iron bar, to whichis attached an additional bar, D, at or near its center, and whichextends forward of the bar B, as shown in Fi g. 1.

i The bar B, with its prong D, is attached, at any suitable point infront of the plow F, by means of two eyebolts, G G, one above and theother below the beam, havingfltheir screw ends passin g between aVertical plate, O, on the outside of the plow-beam. The lower edge ofthe plate, .on its exterior, is serrated, as shown in Fig. 2,

and a small serrated plate, 0', is placed adjacent thereto, throughwhich the lower eyebolt passes. N uts a a on the ends of the boltseffectually clamp the bar and its prong to the beam. By this mode ofconnection the bar is held close and tight to the beam, and it can bereadily adjusted thereto in case of shrinkage of the wooden beam.

The bars B D are suitably shaped to press the weeds and grass close downon the surface of the furrow just as it is being turned over by theplow, so that they will be laid on the bottom of the furrow andefi'ectually covered.

I do not claim an angular Weed-turner adjustably connected byclamp-bolts to a plowbeam, as 1 am aware such is not new.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- The curved bar B, having forward-extending bar D,and secured to a ploW-beam by the eyebolts G G, serrated plates O C',and nuts a a, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

WILLIAM BANWORTH.

Witn esses J. P. FRASER, E. R. Krr'roE.

